The Eyes Of The Dragon Synopsis/Analysis

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T he Eyes of the Dragon tells the tale of King Roland the good, but not always great, and his two sons Peter and Thomas. Peter, the older of the two, is thin, tall, and very strong-willed and possesses all the good traits in his father and seems to magnify them. He also received many of his mom’s traits also, such as her good looks and her intellect. Roland always favored Peter to his younger brother Thomas. Thomas was like his father in every way including his short and plump stature and his dimwittedness. One good thing Thomas received from his father was his great archery skill; he was better even than his older brother Peter. The author also tells the story of an ageless wizard named Flagg. Flagg desires to stop Peter from ascending to the throne. For Flagg chaos is the only way. He has a plan to use Thomas to get what he wants. Unfortunately he has to remove Peter from the throne first, so he devises a plan to frame Peter for his father’s murder. The plan is successful and the Judge of the land puts Peter into the “Needle”, a three hundred foot tower with a single cell at the top. Thomas is then crowned King and Flagg’s evil plans go to work. Flagg, through Thomas, raises the taxes of the people by 80% and makes executions by the hundreds. The book says. “The headman’s axe swung with the regularity of a clock’s pendulum since Thomas had ascended…” At this time Peter has already begun to plan his escape for the Needle. When he hears the news of what his brother is doing he begins to realize he must work fast, so he speeds the process of his escape at the risk of being caught. Peter finally makes his escape and his prison-made rope breaks, but is saved by his best friend Ben and his friend Naomi. The four rush to get the bow and arrow Roland used to slay the dragon, which his next to the dragon’s head in his den; but Flagg catches up with them,

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